linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] ARM: ELF: Define new core note type for VFP registers

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Date:	Thu, 28 Apr 2011 19:49:25 +0100
From:	Russell King - ARM Linux <linux@....linux.org.uk>
To:	Dave Martin <dave.martin@...aro.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
	Ulrich Weigand <ulrich.weigand@...aro.org>,
	Will Deacon <Will.Deacon@....com>, patches@...aro.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] ARM: ELF: Define new core note type for VFP
	registers

On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 10:56:36AM +0100, Dave Martin wrote:
> The VFP registers are not currently included in coredumps,
> and there's no existing note type where they can sensibly be
> included, so this patch defines a dedicated note type for them.

This probably wants to be copied to LKML (added).

> Signed-off-by: Dave Martin <dave.martin@...aro.org>
> Acked-by: Will Deacon <Will.Deacon@....com>
> ---
>  include/linux/elf.h |    1 +
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/elf.h b/include/linux/elf.h
> index 4d60801..110821c 100644
> --- a/include/linux/elf.h
> +++ b/include/linux/elf.h
> @@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ typedef struct elf64_shdr {
>  #define NT_S390_CTRS	0x304		/* s390 control registers */
>  #define NT_S390_PREFIX	0x305		/* s390 prefix register */
>  #define NT_S390_LAST_BREAK	0x306	/* s390 breaking event address */
> +#define NT_ARM_VFP	0x400		/* ARM VFP/NEON registers */
>  
>  
>  /* Note header in a PT_NOTE section */
> -- 
> 1.7.1
> 
> 
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